Chad Allen (actor)

Chad Allen
Chad Allen
	Allen in 2009
Born	Chad Allen Lazzari; June 5, 1974 (age 50); Cerritos, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles; Antioch University New England;
Occupation(s)	Actor, psychologist
Years active	1981–2015

Chad Allen (born Chad Allen Lazzari; June 5, 1974) is an American psychologist and retired actor. Beginning his career at the age of seven, Allen is a three time Young Artist Award winner and GLAAD Media Award honoree. He was a teen idol during the late 1980s as David Witherspoon on the NBC family drama Our House and as Zach Nichols on the NBC sitcom My Two Dads^[1]^[2] before transitioning to an adult career as Matthew Cooper on the CBS western drama Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman.^[3] He announced his retirement from acting in April 2015.^[4]

^ "VH1's '100 Greatest Teen Stars'". VH1.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
^ "Gay Teen Idols". AfterElton.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
^ Cite error: The named reference Advocate2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Lazzari, Chad Allen (2015-04-04). "Chad Allen's Farewell Video". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[VH1.com-1] "VH1's '100 Greatest Teen Stars'". VH1.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2011-06-25.

[AfterElton.com-2] "Gay Teen Idols". AfterElton.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-25.

[Advocate2003-3] Cite error: The named reference Advocate2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[YouTubeCAFV-4] Lazzari, Chad Allen (2015-04-04). "Chad Allen's Farewell Video". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

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Chad Allen
Allen in 2009
Born	Chad Allen Lazzari (1974-06-05) June 5, 1974 (age 50) Cerritos, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles Antioch University New England
Occupation(s)	Actor, psychologist
Years active	1981–2015